Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Johnson Crossroads (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Johnson Crossroads. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Johnson Crossroads ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Johnson Crossroads: Johnson Xrds.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Johnson Crossroads. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Johnson Crossroads.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Johnson Crossroads is located in Monroe County.
To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Alleghany (VA), Craig (VA), Giles (VA), Greenbrier & Summers.
Below are the counties that are near Johnson Crossroads. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Johnson Crossroads:
- Monroe County (The home county of Johnson Crossroads)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Creamery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Wolfcreek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Wayside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Hillsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Wikel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Assurance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Hollywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Ballard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Peterstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Meadow Bridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Spring Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Dale
- Bellwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bellwood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Maywood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Maywood is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Quinnimont
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinnimont
- Prince
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- McKendree
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Greenbrier County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Alderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frazier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frazier is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- Fort Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Rockland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Ronceverte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairlea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Vale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Vale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale
- Richlands
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Richlands is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
- Crawley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clendenenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clendenenville is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenenville
- Tuckahoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Logan County
- Rich Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Elgood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgood
- Willowton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
- Athens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Oak Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- East River ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East River is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
- Princeton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raleigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Abraham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abraham is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
- Shady Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grandview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Royal ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Royal is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Clifftop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clifftop is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifftop
- Daniels
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beaver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Terry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Terry is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Raleigh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Tilden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tilden is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
- Summers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Lowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Riffe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riffe is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- Bargers Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Talcott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hilldale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Forest Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Buck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Bellepoint
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bellepoint is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellepoint
- Brooklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Brooklin is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
- Hinton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Packs Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- True
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- True is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
- Craig County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Captain
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Captain is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Simmonsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Huffman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huffman is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- New Castle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Abbott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Abbott is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Giles County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Kire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Mountain Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Lurich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Rich Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Pearisburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pembroke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Glen Lyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Narrows
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eggleston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Newport
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Shumate
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shumate is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Goodwins Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Montgomery County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Mount Tabor Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- McBryde Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Sundance Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Prices Fork
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Bennetts Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Blacksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Parrott
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Parrott is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- Cowan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cowan is located in Pulaski County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Johnson Crossroads, see our County-by-County Page for Johnson Crossroads.
Cemeteries Near Johnson Crossroads ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Johnson Crossroads.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Johnson Crossroads - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Johnson Crossroads covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Wayside UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wayside UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northeast of Wayside.
- The Wayside UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wayside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80240 <3>
- Ballard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pence Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dropping Lick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dropping Lick Cemetery
- The Dropping Lick Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dropping Lick UMC Cemetery
- Old Rehobeth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ballard - Harvey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (190 more) ...
- Alderson Fletcher Addition Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lively Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Johnson Crossroads had a population of 75 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Johnson Crossroads, with the one closest to Johnson Crossroads listed first.
- Knobs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Knobs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobs
- Wayside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Wolfcreek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Lillydale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lillydale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillydale
- Salt Sulphur Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Sulphur Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Sulphur Springs
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Riffe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riffe is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- Lowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Sinks Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sinks Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks Grove
- Talcott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bargers Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hillsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Pickaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pickaway is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickaway
- Alderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Johnson Crossroads. See our List of 1890's Communities around Johnson Crossroads.
Newspapers Published in Johnson Crossroads ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 33 newspapers that have been published in the area around Johnson Crossroads.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Johnson Crossroads, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Johnson Crossroads.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Johnson Crossroads:
- Websites specific to West Virginia
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Fayette County
- Greenbrier County
- Logan County
- Mercer County
- Raleigh County
- Summers County
- Craig County
- Giles County
- Montgomery County
- Pulaski County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Johnson Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Johnson Crossroads, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |